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coverts purple; larger green; wings dusky red, sometimes edged 
with green; lower part of the hack, rump and tail coverts deep 
glossy red, inclining to carmine; tail slightly forked, purplish 
hrown (generally green); legs and feet leaden gray; bill black 
above, pale blue below; iris of the eye hazel. 
The female (fig. 2. ) is five and a half inches long, and eight 
inches in extent; upper parts green olive, brightest on the rump; 
lower parts a dusky Naples yellow, brightest on the belly, and 
tinged considerably on the breast with dull green, or olive; 
cheeks or ear-feathers marked with lighter touches; bill wholly 
a pale lead colour, lightest below; legs and feet the same. 
The food of these birds consists of rice, insects, and various 
kinds of seeds that grow luxuriantly in their native haunts. I 
also observed them eating the seeds or internal grains of ripe 
figs. They frequent gardens, building within a few paces of 
the house; are particularly attached to orangeries; and chant oc- 
casionally during the whole summer. Early in October they 
retire to more southern climates, being extremely susceptible of 
cold. 
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